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More often historical information written from memory are subject to inaccuracies and speculations simply because of the absence of factual references compounded by aging and long-dormant or nearing-extinction brain cells. I am very happy that some tagabungtod readers are coming forward to correct and straighten out facts. For posterity’s sake, please continue to provide this blog with more accurate information. It is quite inspiring to know that this blogspot is being visited and read.

From the comments section of the blog entries I got this information from my friend, fellow-tagabungtod and fraternity brother Atty./Engr. Nelson P. Maglana:

Bro,
This morning my daughter in Singapore, Cel, sent me a message about the "Maglana bond" article. thanks to you she says she is all the more proud of being a product of the Maglana's and Secuya's!!
Anyway,dili tawon ko valedictorian sa ACN HS, si Bebeth Echavez tawon. I think gihimo lang ko ato honorable mention para naa pud honor sa mga boys!! Hehehe. I graduated cum laude sa ADDU law school though in 1989.
Congrats for initiating this very laudable project!! Lipay au mi Bro.
December 12, 2008 4:34 PM

My apologies to Elizabeth “Bebeth” Echavez-Mendez and to Nelson “Bobot” (his nickname) Maglana for the inaccuracy. This reminds me that this ACN HS’69 class, indeed, turned out to be one of the brightest batch Assumption has produced---after Class ‘65, of course (an indisputable fact. LOL).

Some information about Bebeth: She used to head the Research Department of the Lapanday Group of Companies but she preferred to retire early so she could take care of her children who are now professionals. Still very cute and very pretty, Bebeth says she is now a proud grandmother. Her husband, Noli (shown here in the picture taken two months ago), works as an executive of the same company.

Through the email, here is another from one of Nabunturan’s best and brightest, Felisa Chan, Ph.D., (NNCHS ‘72) who is a Research Associate, Wood Science and Technology Centre, Faculty of Forestry and Environment Management, University of New Brunswick:

Ang galing galing ng blog mo! You are still young (Peling, at my age, I blush from embarrassment everytime I read this line---tgt) to write about the Chinese community in Nabunturan and it looks perfect to me. Who helped you write about it?

hmm, Mrs. Pahate is the godmother of my brother. I thought the late Mr. Pahate was a musician/band member in Shanghai?? (Emphasis mine) (You are right. Thanks. ) Maybe he was a merchant marine too.

I'll send more comments later. Thanks for starting the blog.

I'll inform our tagabungtod friends about your blog...gimingaw noon ko sa Nabunturan... thanks.

Peling

Felisa Chan of New Look (the other Chan in Nabunturan)
New Brunswick, Canada
October 12, 2008